Full-Time
Posted on 6/27/2024
Provides digital identity and financial services
$170k - $250k/yr
Senior, Expert
San Francisco, CA, USA
An open and collaborative office space in downtown SF
An open and collaborative office space in downtown SF
An open and collaborative office space in downtown SF
Worldcoin provides a digital identity and financial network aimed at giving everyone access to the global economy, regardless of their location or economic status. Its main product is the Worldcoin wallet, which works with the World ID to enable users to make transactions on the Worldcoin network. The technology is based on an open-source protocol, allowing the community of developers and technologists to modify and improve it. This community is supported by the Worldcoin Foundation, which helps it grow until it can sustain itself. Unlike many competitors, Worldcoin focuses on universal access and operates globally, targeting individuals who want to engage in the economy through a digital identity. The company's goal is to democratize economic participation in an increasingly digital world.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
ICO
Total Funding
$285M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2019
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401(k) plan
Flexible work hours
Unlimited time off
Parental leave
Daily catered lunch and dinner upon return to office
Home office set up stipend
“It’s a tremendous opportunity as the world connects to this new form of currency on the internet,” Allaire told Bloomberg Television Friday in an interview. “We see tremendous opportunities to collaborate with major technology firms, major payments companies, major financial institutions, and we already do.”. Bloomberg reported that on Friday, Circle’s shares were up about 15% for the day and 300% since the company went public last week. The report also noted that stablecoin legislation is moving through the U.S. Congress, that Shopify said Thursday (June 12) that it will enable merchants to accept Circle’s USDC stablecoin for payments, and that it was reported that Amazon and Walmart are considering using stablecoins
Chime listed on Thursday, and shares soared 38% in the first day of trading. Circle has gained more than 28% in the past five trading days. As reported here, blockchain firm Ripple launched a partnership with Circle. The collaboration brings Circle’s USDC stablecoin to Ripple’s XRP Ledger (XRPL) blockchain, per this week’s announcement. The announcement came one day after Circle formed an expanded partnership with World, a digital identity company known for its eyeball-scanning technology
The company announced Wednesday (June 11) that Circle’s USDC and CCTP V2 (Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol) had gone live on World Chain. “If you’re saying to yourself, ‘I thought USDC was already on World,’ you’ve actually hit upon the ‘so what’ of all this,” World said in its announcement. “Almost two million humans on World already held bridged USDC in their World App wallets. It’s now upgraded to native USDC issued directly by Circle. World is uniquely globally distributed with over 27 million users in over 160 countries.”
Worldcoin, the ambitious digital identity and cryptocurrency project founded by Sam Altman, is set to launch its iris-scanning Orb services in the UK starting June 12.
Sam Altman's World Network raised $135M in a private token sale of its WLD token to a16z and Bain Capital Crypto. The funds will support network expansion. The WLD token rose 14% on the news. World Assets, Ltd., a subsidiary of the World Foundation, sold the tokens at market prices to meet demand for Orb-verified World IDs and expand the network in the U.S. and beyond.